OTTAWA — The Canadian government was warned in 2019 to expect more “aggressive” cyber attacks from the Chinese and Russian governments that will fall “just below the threshold of armed conflict,” according to a previously unreleased report reviewed by the Star. The constant barrage of cyber attacks against government and private sector networks will be nearly impossible for the Canadian government to defend against alone, the report suggests. It urged the government to reach out to the private sector and across its own siloed security and intelligence agencies to co-ordinate the defence. Canadian police services reported 33,000 cyber security incidents in 2017, according to Statistics Canada. Carvin said that Canadian intelligence officials are more concerned with small and medium-sized businesses.

Source: thestar June 24, 2021 09:56 UTC